Ransomware attack disrupts online services in Columbia, South Carolina
The city of Columbia, South Carolina, suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some online services. The city asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate. All online services were restored on November 13, while the investigation into the incident continued.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- City of Columbia
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to some online services
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- State authorities offered assistance to Columbia following a cyberattack.
- Columbia confirmed that a ransomware attack had caused the service disruptions.
- It emerged that Columbia had asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate the incident.
- All online services were restored, while the investigation into the incident continued.
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